Author's Note:
Sixth chapter, everyone! Sorry it took so long. I've been busy… R&R and enjoy!
"Every time you use the Shamwow towel, you'll say wow!" the TV belted out during a commercial.
"'Shamwow'? They couldn't think of a better name than that?" Skipper asked in annoyance.
Kowalski eyed his leader from across the room. Private and Rico were standing on either side of him. They were planning to head over to Marlene's to do some recon, and perhaps confront the two face to face. Thanks to Skipper giving them a day off, it was a perfect time to examine the two otters up close.
"So, what do you think we'll find today, Kowalski?" Private whispered.
"I don't know, hopefully something good that will prove André was lying," he whispered back. He turned toward Skipper. "Um, Skipper, we're going to head over to Marlene's place. Is that okay?"
Skipper turned his head to stare at the three. "Um, sure. Don't do anything stupid."
"Not to worry, Skipper! We won't!" Private chirped as they climbed out of the manhole one after the other.
"Alright, stay low. Don't let the two spot us, we're doing hasty undercover work. Operation: Otter is a-go." Kowalski chuckled. "I've always wanted to say that."
The trio slid down the main walkway until they reached the manhole. Kowalski instructed Private to lift it up out of the ground. As soon as he did they all jumped down, ignoring the ladder on the side of the pipe.
They all landed in the water with a three separate splashes.
"Wait." Kowalski put a flipper in front of Private and Rico, using his highly developed senses of hearing, taste and smell to look out for any enemies, such as the Rat King. "Okay… all clear."
They jumped forward and made their way down the sewer to Marlene's habitat. She had a manhole directly under the rug in the middle of her home, which would be the perfect place to spy on them.
"Kowalski… would Skipper approve of this?" Private whispered as they heard Marlene's and André's voice echoing down the pipe.
"Hm… probably not. But we're doing this for his own good, so it's okay." Kowalski offered him a smile in the dim lighting before turning his attention back to the two otters above them. Alright André, let's see who you really are.
"So how was your talk with Skipper the other day? You never did tell me about it," Marlene sounded from above them.
"It was okay. Fun, actually… it was good to talk to him. He really didn't have the right to act like that around me when we first met."
"I know he didn't and I'm sorry. He can be paranoid sometimes. Um, did he happen to say anything about… about me? Perchance?"
Kowalski frowned at her question and the squeakiness in her voice. If she didn't like Skipper and thought that way about him… then why was she asking about him in that way?
"Um, no… not really. Why?"
Kowalski imagined the scowl and the disapproving frown on his face. His tone said it all.
"Just… wondering."
Hm, a disappointed tone? So she does like Skipper! That proves that André was lying. No doubt about-
"Actually… now that I really think back about it… I think he did say a few things about you…" André muttered.
At that point Kowalski wanted to go up there and slap him silly. He was changing his story! Which means he was lying the whole time! He clenched his flippers and heard Rico growl, making it known that he knew exactly what was going on.
"He said that he had no idea that otters were so annoying," he voiced in a now confident voice. "He also said that it's too bad your old aquarium zoo in California had to get rid of you. But then again, they probably couldn't take much more. And something about interfering in their 'training' too much? Yeah, it's getting annoying, apparently."
"What?! That no good skunk bag…" Kowalski hissed under his breath.
"Shhh!" Rico clamped a flipper over his beak to keep him quiet and under control.
"What? No, he wouldn't say that! That's not like him at all! Something's not right…" Marlene muttered. "Are… are you serious?"
"Does this face not look serious?"
Kowalski growled as a long silence past through the habitat. He was a no good liar that screwed with other people's relationships. Skipper was right in the beginning about how he gave off bad vibes. He fooled all of them… flawlessly.
"Come on, Kowalski! We've got to get back to the HQ to tell Skipper about this!" The three turned around and headed on down the pipe back to the headquarters. "Do you really think he said that about Marlene?" Private asked before he could stop himself. He already knew Skipper liked Marlene, but it was too late to take his words back.
"Private… Skipper likes Marlene. There's no possible way that he would say something like that about her. It's all André's fault."
"I know, I know. I wasn't thinking. How do you think he'll handle this when we get back?" Private asked him in his adorable British accent.
"Kaboom!" Rico offered.
"Yes, Rico, he won't be happy about it. But if he decides to get all mad I'm reminding him that if it weren't for us, they would be screwed until they figured it out themselves, which could have taken forever. Not to mention all of the anger that would have flared up between them."
"I just hope we're not too late…" Private whispered as they continued on to tell Skipper what they heard.
Author's Note:
Okay, so the team found out… now it's time to bring Skipper back down to planet Earth. And I know it was short but the next one will be better :)